• Turnitin LTI: QuickMarks – Share Sets

    This guide relates only to assignments created using the new Turnitin LTI assignment tool. What are QuickMarks? QuickMarks is the name used within Turnitin for frequently used re-usable comments that can be added onto a student’s paper to provide feedback. For more details, take a look at our guide on…

  • Blackboard Assignment: When should I use ‘Save Draft’ when marking?

    Saving a mark for an attempt as a draft means you have not finished marking and you would like to come back to it before being revealed to the student. Using ‘Save Draft’ is useful to keep assignments listed in Control Panel > Grade Centre > Needs Marking. For: Named…

  • Blackboard Assignment: Mark a Group Assignment

    Access the Assignment submission Access the Group assignment submissions in your course, through Control Panel > Grade Centre. See the guide on accessing and viewing Blackboard assignments for tips on managing access to assignments whilst marking. Entering Feedback & Grades When marking a group assignment you have the same options…

  • Blackboard Assignment: Attach a rubric

    Set up the assignment When creating the assignment, in the GRADING section, below ‘Points Possible’ is the option Associated Rubrics > Add Rubric. This is used to associate a rubric to an assignment. The drop down menu has three options: Select Rubric – choose a pre-existing rubric. Create New Rubric…

  • Blackboard Assignment: Add summary feedback to an Assignment

    Entering your feedback When you have a Blackboard assignment open, you will see there is a discreet arrow below the light blue grade attempt field. Click on this to expand the ‘grading panel’ to provide summary feedback. In the grading panel you will see: The FEEDBACK TO LEARNER field where…

  • Turnitin: QuickMarks – Share Sets

    We have switched to a new version of Turnitin. The new version of Turnitin is being used for all assignments due 1st August or later – including coursework resubmissions and resit exams on all Blackboard courses for 2022/23. For help with the new version of Turnitin please see Turnitin LTI Assignments See…